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Security and Privacy Issues in Secure E-Mail Standards and Services

Security and Privacy Issues in Secure E-Mail Standards and Services

Lei Chen, Wen-Chen Hu, Ming Yang, Lei Zhang
Copyright: © 2009 |Volume: 3 |Issue: 3 |Pages: 13
ISSN: 1930-1650|EISSN: 1930-1669|ISSN: 1930-1650|EISBN13: 9781616920678|EISSN: 1930-1669|DOI: 10.4018/jisp.2009100701
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Chen, Lei, et al. "Security and Privacy Issues in Secure E-Mail Standards and Services." IJISP vol.3, no.3 2009: pp.1-13. http://doi.org/10.4018/jisp.2009100701

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Chen, L., Hu, W., Yang, M., & Zhang, L. (2009). Security and Privacy Issues in Secure E-Mail Standards and Services. International Journal of Information Security and Privacy (IJISP), 3(3), 1-13. http://doi.org/10.4018/jisp.2009100701

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Chen, Lei, et al. "Security and Privacy Issues in Secure E-Mail Standards and Services," International Journal of Information Security and Privacy (IJISP) 3, no.3: 1-13. http://doi.org/10.4018/jisp.2009100701

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Abstract

Secure e-mail standards, such as Pretty Good Privacy (PGP) and Secure / Multipurpose Internet Mail Extension (S/MIME), apply cryptographic algorithms to provide secure and private e-mail services over the public Internet. In this article, we first review a number of cryptographic ciphers, trust and certificate systems, and key management systems and infrastructures widely used in secure e-mail standards and services. We then focus on the discussion of several essential security and privacy issues, such as cryptographic cipher selection and operation sequences, in both PGP and S/MIME. This work tries to provide readers a comprehensive impression of the security and privacy provided in the current secure e-mail services.

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